42.9 400m Michael Johnson! 1993 World Championship Relays (Both Men & Women)

42.9 400 SPLIT FOR MICHAEL JOHNSON, THE FASTEST 400 EVER RECORDED! The 4 x 400m Relays at the 1993 Athletics World Championships hosted in Stuttgart Germany were both won by Team USA in two of the fastest times ever. On the women's side Gwen Torrence led off the American team with a sub 50 second clocking. Up next was Maicel Malone-Wallace and her sub 50 second split. She handed off to silver medalist Natasha Kaiser-Brown (not Kaiser Sose as Chris Berman would call her!), who promptly ran a low 49 point leg. On anchor was 1993 400m world champion Jearl Miles (pre Miles-Clark days). Miles blasted a 48.8 split to bring the team home in 3:16.71. On the men's side Andrew Vallmon ran sub 45 from the blocks before handing off to 1992 Olympic gold medalist Quincy Watts. Watts ran low 44 before passing to world record holder Butch Reynolds. Reynolds ran a very impressive 43.2, but would not even run the fastest split of the day as he exchanged the baton to Michael Johnson. Johnson proceeded to light up the track with an amazing 42.9 solo split. The Americans demolished the field to set the still standing world record of 2:54.29. This is still the most amazing team ever put together with all four men running sub 45 for the first time in history.

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[shockjay]

Three of the best 400 M runners in history (Johnson, Reynolds, Watts) on this team plus the best first leg (Valmon). I wouldnt' change a thing.

[Pihasanddunes1]

Good to see Johnson just cruised thru the final 400. LOL.

[muslim30]

Russia, im proud of my country :) yay now. Know that even white people can be fast

[wfsier]

8:23 "a great world record has been smashed by a minute and a half" um....

[kozmon0t]

It's not the still-standing WR, it's the got-back-up WR, restored in 2008 after the WR that beat it was tossed out.

[michaelangelflyer988]

one man show started by quincy watts, & ended by michael... o_o

[mikesellchip3]

Seems like every M.J. is always amazing! Magic Johnson(basketball) Micheal Jordan (basketball) Micheal Johnson (Track) Micheal Jackson(singer)!!!

[1976stoney]

Also struck by Torrences first leg-amazingly fast.Does anyone know if 49.1 is the fastest first leg ever?I think 47.75 by Kratachvilova is the fastest anchor.

[1976stoney]

Very disappointing camera work on this.We get to see virtually none of Johnson, I suppose because the race was in Germany and the TV station is more concerned with Germany contending second place.A flying start is reckoned to be wortharound a 0.4 sec advantage, but even given that it still comes out at 43.33, which only Johnson once (43.18) and Renolyds once (43.29) have bettered in an individual race.

[raheimthedreamable]

wow..i am in awe just by seeing these women run. not being sexist but im in high school and when ever the girls go up no offence but its not very interesting. but seeing this was just amazing.

[heretohelpyou221]

Bryce love is a freshman at Wake Forest Highschool. he runs a 48sec 400m. but he is also the fastest kid in the USA.